Opportunity
SAM #26-26-1002
Market Research for STUDER S41-1600 CNC Cylindrical Grinding Machine with Turnkey Services
Buyer
DLA Aviation
Posted
March 26, 2026
Respond By
April 04, 2026
Identifier
26-26-1002
NAICS
333517, 423830
DLA Aviation, through its Weapons Support Richmond office, is conducting market research for the procurement of a STUDER S41-1600 CNC Cylindrical Grinding Machine with turnkey services. - Government Buyer: - Defense Logistics Agency (DLA) Aviation - DLA Weapons Support Richmond - OEMs and Vendors: - STUDER (Original Equipment Manufacturer) - United Grinding (identified as sole source vendor in prior notices) - Products/Services Requested: - One (1) STUDER S41-1600 CNC Cylindrical Grinding Machine - Turnkey services including delivery, installation, and setup - Unique or Notable Requirements: - Market research/sources sought: Interested parties must submit capability statements and cost estimates - Responses must include business size, manufacturer status, subcontracting plans, and a detailed basis of estimate - Delivery location is Bremerton, Washington - Preliminary inspection at origin; final inspection and acceptance at destination - No specific part number provided; focus is on the S41-1600 model - Place of Performance and Delivery: - Delivery to Bremerton, Washington - Contracting office located at ASC Industrial Plant Equipment, Richmond, VA
Description
The DLA-Aviation is issuing this source sought synopsis as a means of conducting market research to identify parties having an interest in and the resources to support this requirement for a STUDER S41-1600 CNC CYLINDRICAL GRINDING MACHINE.
THIS SOURCES SOUGHT IS FOR INFORMATION PURPOSES ONLY. THIS IS NOT A REQUEST FOR QUOTE/PROPOSAL. IT DOES NOT CONSTITUTE A SOLICITATION AND SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A COMMITMENT BY THE GOVERNMENT. RESPONSES IN ANY FORM ARE NOT OFFERS AND THE GOVERNMENT IS UNDER NO OBLIGATION TO AWARD A CONTRACT AS A RESULT OF THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. NO FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE TO PAY FOR PREPARATION OF RESPONSES TO THIS ANNOUNCEMENT. ANY INFORMATION SUBMITTED BY RESPONDENTS TO THIS TECHNIAL DESCRIPTION IS STRICTLY VOLUNTARY.
Telephone inquiries will not be accepted or acknowledged, and no feedback or evaluations will be provided to companies regarding their submissions.
Submission Instructions: Interested parties should submit a response to this Sources Sought Notice by closing date listed on this posting. All responses under this Sources Sought Notice must be emailed to avnipemarketresearch@dla.mil with Subject Line: ATTN 26-26-1002. Responses should be not exceed ten (10) one-sided 8.5 x 10 inch pages with a font that is no smaller than 10 point as this is not a request for a proposal but only a request for submission of a vendor's capability to perform this requirement. Please include the notice ID number in your submission heading.
Interested parties that can provide the required STUDER S41-1600 CNC CYLINDRICAL GRINDING MACHINE with turnkey services including: tooling, training, technical data( manuals, drawings), IUID tag, installation, and foundation may identify their interest and capability to respond to this requirement no later than the stated closing date/time.
Please identify your company’s business size in terms of number of employees, and whether domestic or foreign for consideration of solicitation set-aside, and small business subcontracting requirements. Please identify your company’s manufacturer status: Manufacturer/Non-Manufacturing Source. If non-manufacturing source, please identify the manufacturer. Please identify whether your company will partner with subcontractors to complete this requirement. Please provide a basis of estimate to consider the total financial budget of this requirement. Estimates should capture the total procurement requirements, not solely the machine’s requirements. For simplicity, the estimate should broken out as follows and just needs a total cost for each area: Machine Cost to meet requirements (do not have to line item or provide options packages) Training Tech Data - Manuals and drawings Installation Cost Foundation Work Shipping
location of work Bangor, Wa